WEBVTT ON CAMERA SPANKING A CHILD.16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMSJOINS US LIVE FROM THAT DAYCARECENTER. ROSS.THE CELLPHONE VIDEO WAS SHOT TWOMONTHS AGO HERE AT THIS SOUTHJACKSONDAY CARE CENTER NOW THAT IT'SPUBLIC,STATE AUTHORITIES AREINVESTIGATING.A DAY CARE SPANKING CAUGHT ONCAMERA.NATS... YOU CAN SEE A WOMANSTANDING BY WATCHING AS ANOTHERWOMAN SPANKS A YOUNG BOY SITTINGINA CHAIR. WE BLURRED THE BOY'SHIS FACE TOPROTECT HIS IDENTITY. ANOTHERCHILD SHOTTHE VIDEO TWO MONTHS AGO AT THELITTLE AMAZING CREATION CENTERONMADDOX ROAD. THE LITTLE BOY INTHE VIDEO WAS SITTING RIGHTHERE. WE WANTED TO KNOW WHO'SACCOUNTABLE. WE TOOK THE VIDEOTODAY CARE OWNER FRANCHETTA LEWIS.CAN I GET YOUR RESPONSE TOTHAT? I'M NOT GONNA TO COMMENT.NO COMMENT. DIDTHAT HAPPEN HERE INSIDE THE DAYCARE CENTER? WE ASKED LEWIS IFTHE SPANKING HAPPENED INSIDE HERDAY CARE CENTER. I'M NOT GONNASAYANYTHING. IF THIS HAPPENEDINSIDEYOUR DAY CARE CENTER IS THISSOMETHING THAT YOU WOULDCONDONE? I DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'TKNOW IF YOU WOULD CONDONESOME BEATING A STUDENT I DON'TKNOW WHERE IT HAPPENED I DON'TKNOW. AFTER WE SHOWED HER THEVIDEO, LEWIS CALLED THE STATEHEALTH DEPARTMENT TO INFORMTHE AGENCY ABOUT THE VIDEO THATSHOWS HER SPANKING THE BOY.LEWIS TOLDTHEM SHE HAD HIS PARENTSPERMISSIONTO SPANK THE CHILD. BUT THEHEALTHDEPARTMENT SAID PARENTS CAN'TGIVEDAY CARE WORKERS THE RIGHT TOSPANKTHEIR KIDS. WE ASKED LEWIS ONEMORE TIME ABOUT THE SPANKING.ITS NOTHING THAT I WOULDCONDONE.SO SOMEONE BEATING A CHILD LIKETHIS IS INAPPROPRIATE?YES. THE DAY CARE CENTER ISLICENSED BY THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT.THIS YEAR IT'S RECEIVED FOURCOMPLAINTS. NONE RELATED TOCHILDDISCIPLINE.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISINVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.THE DAYCARE OWNER COULD BE FINEDAND FORCED TO TAKE ADDITIONALTRAINING.LIVE IN JACKSON ROSS ADAMS 16WAPT NEWS.THIS BRINGS US TO OUR INSTAPOLL16-- DO YOU THINK DAYCAREWORKERSSHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SPANK KIDS?SO FAR MOST OF YOU SAY NO.CALL OR TEXT 601-980- 4416 ANDENTER "1" FOR YES OR "2" FOR NO.YOU CAN ALSO VOTE ON OURFACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER.